Gorges de la Loire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
588 km²
Commune · FRA
Merle-Leignec
France
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
820
Observations
4 572
Area
16km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Merle-Leignec : 18 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 42 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 16.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.166
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
820 distinct species · 4 572 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,6°C
Annual rain
1 052mm
Warmest m°
21,8°C
Coldest m°
-2,6°C
Elevation: 904 m on average (min 783 m, max 956 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,6°C
Annual rain
1 052mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
-2,6°C
Mean alt.
904m
Min
783m
Max
956m
Std. dev.
31m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
30,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Loire
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
65,1g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
30,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
29,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
30,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.6%
Crops25.6%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)25.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
5 113km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
790mm/an
Mean T°
7,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
294mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
914m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
37,0%
Pesticides
48,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.